I Became the Tutor of the Royal Twins - Chapter 256
Chapter 256
Translator: Yonnee
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After ensuring Raphael had left, Helios approached Sera with large strides and gently kissed her forehead.
Sera, now accustomed to his affectionate way of greeting, responded with a slight smile and gave a small kiss on his cheek.
Chu. The sound of her lips leaving his cheek was embarrassingly distinct, and Sera felt awkward for being so bold.
“Please, take a seat.”
Helios, seemingly unembarrassed, guided Sera to a seat.
However, sitting opposite him, Sera had something on her mind and scrutinized him.
Pondering how to start the conversation, she moved her lips slightly, and Helios, noticing the small change in her behavior, asked with concern in his eyes.
“Is something wrong?”
Sera sighed softly and answered.
“I… about the protection. There are a few things I want to ask.”
“Ah, that matter.”
Helios’s lips curved, but his eyes briefly avoided hers, indicating his discomfort. He must have already been informed about her questions and the answers she received.
If he was acting this way out of guilt for keeping it a secret, he would have apologized by now.
Knowing Helios as well as he knew her, Sera suspected there was something more.
“Is there something I don’t know about?”
Sera carefully observed Helios’s face.
“Ah…”
“Miss Mage and Sir Knight told me that you assigned them to protect me after the incident at the villa. But I heard that Miss Mage only joined the security team a few days ago.”
Helios’s expression subtly shifted. He was silent for a moment, as if deep in thought.
Seeing that he didn’t seem eager to talk, Sera tightly grasped his hands and gently pressed him for answers.
“It seems coincidental that the date matches the day you had to leave urgently. Is there really something I don’t know about, Heli?”
“Sera.”
Helios’s voice suddenly became serious, and he looked at her with a grave expression.
“After the foundation festival, how about you resume being Rosé and Ferre’s tutor? But this time, stay at the palace.”
“What? Suddenly? But you’ve already hired a new tutor.”
Sera’s eyes widened in surprise at Helios’s unexpected and off-topic response.
Already anticipating Sera’s reaction, Helios added as if he had been waiting to say more.
“I worry more with each passing day when you’re not by my side. I wish you could be with me as soon as possible.”
“But surely there will be talk about it…”
Despite her practical concerns, Sera’s heart fluttered at what sounded like a confession of his longing for her.
However, she couldn’t ignore the realistic issues. Suddenly dismissing a competent tutor, her returning as the former imperial tutor, and meeting with the emperor every day?
Helios wouldn’t have proposed such a thing without anticipating these concerns, but regardless, his suggestion was too abrupt.
Moreover, it was entirely unrelated to the question she had just asked.
Sera tried to calm him, who seemed somewhat rushed.
But despite her efforts, Helios seemed already set on his decision and began to earnestly persuade her.
“We can find an excuse. I can make it work, so don’t worry. I’ve been really worried, afraid that you might be attacked again like at the villa. And I’d like you to be by my side as soon as possible.”
Helios’s gaze was very serious.
His voice slightly trembled, and the hands she held were clammy, indicating his nervousness about making such a request.
How could she not be moved by his sincere plea to have her by his side?
As Sera’s eyes flickered slightly, Helios continued.
“That day… I mean, when I hugged Rosé and Ferre in front of everyone, it was because I couldn’t contain my feelings. The mage joining the security team was just a coincidence… It was something I had considered before anyway.”
“Ah… Helios…”
Helios’s words didn’t feel like a lie.
The trembling of his fingertips seemed to reveal his inner vulnerability, making his sincerity more palpable.
Sera thought for a moment and then slowly opened her lips.
“Helios, I understand what you’re saying… but let me think about it a bit.”
Perceiving her response as more positive than before, Helios showed a relieved smile.
And as she looked at his smiling face, Sera fiddled with his hands and then leaned in suddenly to ask.
“Did you miss me that much, Heli? Enough to want me by your side every day?”
Helios met her gaze and smiled warmly.
Perhaps belatedly embarrassed by her own words, Sera held his trembling hand firmly and whispered.
“If you’re going through something difficult, you must share it with me. Don’t bear it alone. Since we’ve decided to be together, I’ll help as much as I can. No matter what it is.”
Helios’s face unexpectedly twisted slightly at her words. His soft eyes trembled.
Had she said something wrong? As she began to doubt, Helios tightly gripped her hand.
“Yes, Sera. Whatever it is…”
His words didn’t end on as bright a note as she expected, leaving Sera feeling somewhat uneasy.
But there was no reason for him to be upset by her words.
It must be just her imagination.
She looked at his expression again, but Helios was smiling. His purple eyes were as clear and deep as ever.
Yes, she must have misread the look in his eyes.
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